Morning journal and courier., 1887-09-30
NO RACES YESTERDAY.

The Had Weather Prevents Them Postponed Until TO-DaY-About To. Days Races.
 Rain was ushered in with the dawn of yes- terday. The races at Hamilton Park were certain to have drawn 8 larger attendance than on the two previous days, as the interest over the two unfinished races of the day be- fore was at high pitch. The rain put the roads in bad condition and the park was muddy. Clouds hung overhead all the morn ing and showed no signs of clearing away. The last heat in the 2:40 class will be ! finished to-day. There is good deal of in- terest in whether Queen Ray or Skip will take the heat. Each has won two. Skip has been the favorite, but it seems to be the general impression that Queen Ray will win the race, however. Skip has good staying powers, as was evidenced in the race We'd nesday as well as in others. Nelson generally hangs back with Skip for two heats and then goes in and wins the next three. He would probably have done so Wednesday had the race been finished. There was considerable time lost on the last two heats at the start. It was quite evident that some of the drivers were trying to tire Queen Ray ont by not scoring properly. And they succeeded in doing it. Considerable dissatisfaction was expressed by some that the judges gave the third heat to Skip. He passed under the wire almost at Queen Rays nose, but the latter had broken. They claim ed that Skip broke good deal on the back stretch and that this year the rule had been changed as regards the place where horse may break-it being allowed even passing under the wire at the finish. The judges were clearly right, however, tor giving this heat to Skip, as he was started some two Ioro Inc haIi ind fho 0kI IJo &0o1r Queen Ray and won the heat on it's merits as the latter was weak. The time on the last two heats shows this. If Queen Ray once gets the lead this afternoon she will without any doubt not be headed during the heat. The 2:32 class was not finished, but one heat being trotted. N. W. Hubinger's g. m. Mollie Mitchell is an elegant trotter, and will make strong effort to captur the race. She would have taken the first heat on Wednes- day had she not broken twice when she was just on the point of passing Pequot-once on entering the back stretch and again on the third quarter. She fell several lengths be- hind in each instance, but she pulled up even with Pequot the first time and within half a neck the second. If she behaves herself to- day she should do herself proud.
 The result of the pacing class was consid- erable of @ surprise. Wanderer had been held back. In the second she was held back at the start, but afterward broke and spoiled her chances. Her driver is reported as say ing that he held her back too long. Odds were offered on her after she was beaten in the first two heats, as it was supposed she would go ahead and win the next three But she did not do it.
 This afternoon the races begin sharply at 12:30 o'clock. Besides the unfinished classes there will be racing in the 2:45 and 2:29 classes. The entries in the 2:45 class are:
 c. H. Ogden, Portchester, N. Y, Ice Boy
 George W. Simmonds, Bridgeport, oh m Mary c.
 John T. Donovan, Bridgeport oh m Lady D.
 Charles Walker Port Jefferson, L. l., br m Bet. syF.
 J. E. Hubinger, New Haven, blk Fred H.
 George W. Nelson, Bridgeport, b 2 William.
 Thomas Laughlin, Bridgeport, b Mohawk.
 w T. Saunders, New York, b Revere.
 H. G. Smith, New York, blk m Mayhower
 Frank Fox, New York b Therefore.
 James H. Lewis, Stratford, g George Purdy
 M. Flaherty, Birmingham, b Joe s.
 2:2S CLASS.
 George W. Simmonds, Bridgeport 2 Charlie A.
 F. Taylor, Bridgeport blk m Westchester Girl.
 Charles Walker Port Jefferson, l.. I Star light.
 N. W. Hubinger, New Haven, m Fanny Bur- roughs.
 CIV. Nelson, Bridgeport b ra Kitty c.
 Isaac Copp, New York, b m Kitty.
 E. F. Bass, Boston, D m Kitty Brooks.
 N. c, Smith, New York, b g Cuba,